What it Means to Grieve Consciously?
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
4.8 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this heartfelt episode, I welcome Claire Bidwell Smith, a voice of solace and insight in the landscape of grief and loss. Claire's expertise helps us unravel the complexities of mourning, from the physical manifestations to the deeply spiritual questions that arise. We discuss her latest guiding light, 'Conscious Grieving,' and the unseen stages of grief that can lead to profound transformation if we dare to engage with them. Join us as we explore the therapeutic impact of mediums, the healing power of discussing our pain, and the subtle nuances across different types of grief. Prepare for a conversation that not only honors the intricacies of human sorrow but also illuminates pathways to continue meaningful connections with those we've lost. For episode notes, Claire's writings, and more resources, visit our podcast page.
TIMESTAMPED OVERVIEW
0:00 – Intro/Trailer
0:40 – Who is Claire Bidwell Smith
2:07 – Welcoming Claire on the show
3:46 – How to see grief as something that fits into the ‘consciousnesses paradigm’
5:10 – Changing the traditional paradigm of grief
7:35 – The buckets of grief
10:00 – How our loss can actually become our gain
10:47 – How grief might show physically for people
13:21 – Should we be separating grief from other symptoms
15:16 – Coping mechanisms for grief – yoga
15:59 – When should someone seek treatment for grief
18:32 – ‘Invite your grief in’
19:08 – Deep empathy and compassion
23:30 – When does grief become anxiety and/or depression
25:40 – Mediumship and afterlife in work with patients
31:07 – The loss becomes an opening for growth
34:32 – Amy’s experience watching Dr. Dan Siegel live
39:10 – Takeaways from the book ‘Conscious Grieving’
42:10 – Amy’s thoughts on Claire’s book
42:20 - Outro
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| 0:00.0 | I've lost my parents young. I've lost really good friends. I've sat with so many people through |
| 0:05.5 | their stories and gosh, it just makes me want to live more, you know? Just think about how when we get |
| 0:11.0 | sad, liquid comes out of our eyes. So like when we get angry, we sweat and our hearts raise. |
| 0:17.7 | We have a physical reaction to all of our emotions. Grief is no different. |
| 0:21.3 | In fact, it's even bigger. Anything that no one's asked you yet about this book. |
| 0:26.3 | You're the first person to ask me about it. So I don't know. No one had asked me anything that you just |
| 0:32.9 | asked me. Awesome. Awesome. I love having original questions. |
| 0:49.8 | Claire Bidwell-Smith is one of our nation's treasures when it comes to grief and loss. |
| 0:53.9 | She is out currently with her fifth book, Conscious Grieving. Every single book that she has written is absolutely amazing. |
| 0:58.0 | She has one more coming out. |
| 1:01.0 | And she is just such a beautiful soul and her ability to help you understand grief, |
| 1:07.0 | help you move through your grief, and help you better understand your grief is just |
| 1:14.1 | incredible. I'm so excited to have her back on the podcast today where we talk about her new book, |
| 1:20.3 | Conscious Grieving, which I share on the episode is a Bible for grief. It has every resource you could need in it. It really helps you to see |
| 1:30.7 | what you need throughout grief. It helps you to understand the process of grief and gives so many |
| 1:37.7 | resources and ways to help move through your grief. So we talk about all of that on today's |
| 1:43.5 | episode. We talk about spirituality and |
| 1:47.5 | mediumship as a tool for grief. And it's just a joyful, beautiful conversation with a beautiful |
| 1:54.7 | woman that I now can call a friend. So here is today's episode of life, Death, and the Space Between with Claire Bidwell |
| 2:02.9 | Smith. Well, welcome Claire again to Life, Death and the Space Between. Thank you, Amy. I'm so happy to |
| 2:10.5 | be here and see you and talk to you. Likewise. And you just told me this is your first interview |
| 2:17.3 | for your new book, Conscious |
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